Civil Liberties

Tunisians, Fed Up With `Non-Delivering Democracy,’ Set to Vote on Retrograde Constitution: Civil Society’s Role

by Viola Gienger

Jul 23rd, 2022

In Lebanon, Elections Bring Cautious Hope – and an Uphill Battle for Reforms

by Cathryn Grothe and ZC

May 12th, 2022

Amid New Trial, End of Chinese Espionage “Initiative” Brings Little Relief to US Academics Caught in Net of Fear

by Michael German and Alex Liang

Mar 22nd, 2022

The Downstream Effects of Israel’s “Terrorist” Designation on Human Rights Defenders in the US

by Diala Shamas

Nov 4th, 2021

Watchlisting the World: Digital Security Infrastructures, Informal Law, and the “Global War on Terror”

by Ramzi Kassem, Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi and Gavin Sullivan

Oct 28th, 2021

The Executive Branch Needs Intelligence Oversight Reform

by Steven Katz

Sep 16th, 2021

Facebook’s New Dangerous Individuals and Organizations Policy Brings More Questions Than Answers

by Faiza Patel and Mary Pat Dwyer

Jul 20th, 2021

America’s Democracy Moment

by Maria J. Stephan

Jul 1st, 2021

Nigeria’s Twitter Ban Is a Bellwether Case for Internet Freedom

by Kian Vesteinsson

Jun 24th, 2021

Will the American Rescue Plan Finally Bring Meaningful Debt Relief to Farmers of Color?

by Lloyd Wright

May 13th, 2021

The French Global Security Law: Security or Liberties?

by Auriane Dirou

Apr 15th, 2021

MLK Believed “No Justice, No Peace”

by Yuvraj Joshi

Jan 18th, 2021

A New Assault on a Democratic Citadel in Turkey, Too

by Ayşe Candan Kirişci and Kemal Kirişci

Jan 14th, 2021

Ugandan Human Rights Lawyer Fights Charges on Eve of Presidential Election

by Noah Novogrodsky and Adam Severson

Jan 6th, 2021

Bill Barr’s Misguided View of US History

by Aryeh Neier

Sep 24th, 2020

In the Drive to Curb Police Abuses, Rein in Their Tech Too

by Lauren Sarkesian

Aug 7th, 2020

Why the Calls to Deploy Military Force in the US Protests Weren’t Surprising

by Eliav Lieblich and Adam Shinar

Jun 23rd, 2020

International Standards Regarding the Handling of Demonstrations

by Marta Achler and Martin Scheinin

Jun 10th, 2020

If We Could See Ourselves from the Outside

by Rebecca Hamilton

Jun 4th, 2020

Far-Right Infiltrators and Agitators in George Floyd Protests: Indicators of White Supremacists

by Mia Bloom

May 30th, 2020

Trump’s Executive Order Targets Twitter, Capitalizing on Right-Wing Grievance

by Faiza Patel

May 29th, 2020

Advancing Rights and Justice During a Pandemic: An Online Event Series

by Sarah Knuckey and Jayne Huckerby

May 27th, 2020

The Facebook Oversight Board: An Experiment in Self-Regulation

by Chinmayi Arun

May 6th, 2020

Can We Finally Admit That “One Country, Two Systems” Is Dead in Hong Kong?

by Alvin Y.H. Cheung

Apr 30th, 2020

As the U.S. Risks Reopening for Business, Technology Alone Won’t Stop the Coronavirus

by Lauren Sarkesian

Apr 29th, 2020

Beware of Political Manipulation in Assessing Success Against the Coronavirus

by Sarah Margon

Mar 31st, 2020

Keeping an Eye on the Civil Liberties Impact of Trump’s Coronavirus Response

by Andrew Boyle

Mar 26th, 2020

Pandemics and Human Rights

by Doug Rutzen and Nikhil Dutta

Mar 12th, 2020

West Africa’s Democratic Progress is Slipping Away, Even as Region’s Significance Grows

by Jon Temin and Isabel Linzer

Mar 9th, 2020

The Simple Lessons from a Complicated Iowa Caucus

by Gowri Ramachandran and Susannah Goodman

Feb 14th, 2020

Guantanamo’s Ugly Taint on U.S. Diplomacy

by Elisa Epstein

Feb 13th, 2020

Instagram Content Removals in Iran Highlight Questions Over Facebook’s New Oversight Board